London Bridge Recorder Notes
Letters and fingering pictures for soprano recorder, with the words under each note. Starts C D C B♭ A B♭.
The notes and words
Key: F major (the original key).
CLon-DdonCbridgeB♭isAfall-B♭ingCdown,
GFall-AingB♭down,Afall-B♭ingCdown,
CLon-DdonCbridgeB♭isAfall-B♭ingCdown,
GMyCfairAla-Fdy.
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
- Dcovered: 2
Key: D major.
ALon-BdonAbridgeGisF♯fall-GingAdown,
EFall-F♯ingGdown,F♯fall-GingAdown,
ALon-BdonAbridgeGisF♯fall-GingAdown,
EMyAfairF♯la-Ddy.
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- F♯covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
- Bcovered: thumb, 1
Key: C major.
GLon-AdonGbridgeFisEfall-FingGdown,
DFall-EingFdown,Efall-FingGdown,
GLon-AdonGbridgeFisEfall-FingGdown,
DMyGfairEla-Cdy.
- Ccovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Dcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Ecovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- Acovered: thumb, 1, 2
Key: E♭ major.
B♭Lon-CdonB♭bridgeA♭isGfall-A♭ingB♭down,
FFall-GingA♭down,Gfall-A♭ingB♭down,
B♭Lon-CdonB♭bridgeA♭isGfall-A♭ingB♭down,
FMyB♭fairGla-E♭dy.
- E♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, half 6
- Fcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Gcovered: thumb, 1, 2, 3
- A♭covered: thumb, 1, 2, 4, 5, half 6
- B♭covered: thumb, 1, 3, 4
- Ccovered: thumb, 2
Staff notation
Play-along guide: the melody played by your browser’s recorder sound. The lit note follows the music. Print large notes
About this song
- Melody
- Traditional, 1913
- Words
- Traditional, 1913 (first verse shown)
- Public domain
- Melody 1913, words 1913: first published before 1931.
- Source
- The Most Popular Home Songs (Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, 1913), “London Bridge” (1913)
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